Two sample MR report


Interleukin-2 || id:prot-a-1512 against Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis || id:ieu-a-1085

Date: 03 January, 2026


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 4 0.005 0.046 0.926
Weighted median 4 -0.033 0.014 0.019
Inverse variance weighted 4 -0.032 0.012 0.006
Simple mode 4 -0.034 0.020 0.192
Weighted mode 4 -0.036 0.017 0.130

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 1.23 2 0.541
Inverse variance weighted 1.90 3 0.593

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
-0.008 0.009 0.498

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
0.001 0 TRUE 0.198

Note - R^2 values are approximate


Forest plot of single SNP MR

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Comparison of results using different MR methods

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Funnel plot

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Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis

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